Category Archives: Vitamins & Minerals

Inulin is a carbohydrate and dietary fiber with important health effects. It has a beneficial action on digestive health, regulating bowel habits and relieving both constipation and diarrhea. Inulin is a natural prebiotic which means it feeds good bacteria populations in the colon for better digestion, nutrient absorption and resistance to infection. It stimulates the ⭐ Continue ReadingProperties and Benefits of Inulin→

Dietary fiber is indigestible plant material with important prebiotic properties and visible benefits on blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, weight loss and transit time. The average person’s minimum dietary fiber intake is estimated at around 14 g of dietary fiber for every 1000 kcal. Both soluble and insoluble fiber should be consumed for ⭐ Continue ReadingProperties and Benefits of Dietary Fiber→

Vitamin A is actually a general name given to several naturally-occurring compounds that fulfill specific functions in the human body. Retinol, retinoic acid and retinal are various forms of vitamin A proper. Carotenoids, orange pigments occurring naturally in foods such as carrots, apricots, sweet potatoes or pumpkin are antioxidants and color-giving compounds, but because our ⭐ Continue ReadingVitamin A: Where and How to Get It→

The main benefit of eating is to extract nutrients from food with the purpose of processing them for sustaining life. There are several categories of nutrients our body needs on a daily basis to keep us alive and healthy. Vitamins and dietary minerals are one such category of essential nutrients, essential meaning our body cannot ⭐ Continue Reading8 Benefits of Vitamin A→

Only recently discovered, vitamin K2 has come to the attention of the international scientific and medical communities as a revolutionary aid in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in most industrialized countries and is both caused and aggravated by many factors, including vitamin and mineral ⭐ Continue ReadingProperties and Benefits of Vitamin K2→

As a trace element with great influence on our health and general well-being, sodium is by far the most controversial subject when it comes to keeping in good health. While it is important to consume sodium on a daily basis, too much can be extremely harmful and pose serious health risks in the long run. A moderate ⭐ Continue ReadingProperties and Benefits of Sodium→

As a trace element, iodine is essential for normal growth and development. About 60% of all our body’s reserves of iodine are stored in the thyroid gland, a fairly large endocrine gland situated in the neck area. As suspected, the mineral supports thyroid activity and helps regulate thyroid hormone production. This, in turn, helps regulate vital ⭐ Continue ReadingProperties and Benefits of Iodine→